Ayala Malls Cinemas' "The Good Lie" Relishes on the Good, Life has to Offer

Ayala Malls Cinemas’ exclusive
offering, “The Good Lie” presents a realization how fortunate it is to be born
with the comforts of life – a bed, a blanket, a light, a home, an education and
the unlimited supply and access to food and water.

In
the latest movie “The Good Lie” that will be shown exclusively at Ayala Malls
Cinemas nationwide on July 29, we are introduced to the true stories of
thousands of children left orphaned by the unfolding of the greatest
humanitarian crisis in the history - the brutal civil war in Sudan around 1983.

Along
with Witherspoon, the film stars Corey Stoll (TV’s “House of Cards”); real-life
Sudanese refugees Arnold Oceng (BBC’s “Grange Hill”) and newcomer Nyakuoth
Wiel; Ger Duany (“I Heart Huckabees”) and rapper Emmanuel Jal, who were both
former child soldiers and lost boys; and Femi Oguns (BBC’s “The
Casualty”). Rounding out the cast are
Sarah Baker as volunteer Pamela Lowi; Mike Pniewski as Mamere’s boss; and
children of real-life Sudanese refugees Peterdeng Mongok, Okwar Jale, Thon
Kueth, Beng Ajuet and Kejo Jale as the younger lost boys.

Together,
against the backdrop of their shared losses, the Lost Boys and these unlikely
strangers find humor in the clash of cultures, and heartbreak as well as hope
in the challenges of life in America. They were known simply as “The Lost
Boys.” Orphaned by the brutal Civil war
in Sudan that began in 1983, these young victims traveled as many as a thousand
miles on foot in search of safety.
Fifteen years later, a humanitarian effort would bring 3600 lost boys
and girls to America.

"The
Good Lie" centers primarily around three Lost Boys, Mamere, Paul and
Jeremiah. These are fictional characters based on true events from the
thousands of orphaned Sudanese children. We meet them-together with Mamere's
eldest brother, Theo, and younger sister, Abital-as children, braving the
grueling walk from southern Sudan to the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Then, 13
years later, we are re-introduced to them as young adults, and eventually
follow the group to America, where they encounter the kind of culture shock we
can't begin to fathom.

Sadly,
many children died along the way, succumbing to starvation or thirst or crossing
paths with the northern militia. But those who survived eventually found
sanctuary in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. In 2000, as the numbers in the
camp grew and there seemed to be no end to their plight, the United States,
urged by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, began welcoming
groups of Lost Boys to America, where they had the opportunity to build a new
life.

Reese
Witherspoon notes, "I was immediately pulled in by the story of the Lost
Boys, just seeing their struggle and how they fought to survive...and then
getting the opportunity to start over again in America and what inherent
challenges that presented to them. The script really offered a perspective of
these two worlds meeting."

“The
Good Lie” opens exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas nationwide on July 29. Check out www.sureseats.com
for advance ticket purchase and reserved seats.